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February 2019

It was a night that changed the Second World War. The secret raid against the hydro-electric dams of Germany’s Ruhr River took years to plan, involved an untried bomb, and included the best aircrews Allied Bomber Command could muster – many of them Canadian. The raid marked the first time the Allies tactically took the war inside Nazi Germany. It was a mission that became legendary. Ted Barris is an award-winning journalist, author, and broadcaster. He regularly writes in the…

March 2019

Richard Pyves is a local Pickering author who has presented to numerous Probus clubs including Oshawa and several in Scarborough and is a recommended speaker on the National Probus website on their Speaker’s Corner. Richard has written two books – Night Madness – A Rear Gunner’s Story of Love, Courage and Hope in WWII published by Red Deer Press which is a war story, love story and a story about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and my most recent book Courage, Sacrifice and Betrayal…

April 2019

Enter into the forbidden world of the Harem, a place that was ‘hidden’, a segregated place for women that existed in many cultures around the world. Explore these secret, gilded cages with presenter Lianne Harris as she draws back the veil and reveals the rules, obligations, political agendas, and mysteries of harem culture in Turkey and learn of real women--and the men--who were destined to live behind its uncompromising walls.

May 2019

Mrs. Kim Phuc Phan Thi, the Napalm Girl, will share her story of unexpected survival, a life in constant pain as the tool of a communist regime, love, family, and the unshakable, life-altering faith that set her free. It's a moment forever captured, an iconic image that has come to define the horror and violence of the Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Kim Phuc Phan Thi running in agony moments after napalm bombs fell from the sky, bringing hellish fire that burned…

June 2019

Our presentation will cover How Victim Services of Durham Region supports survivors of human trafficking. We will debunk myths and misconceptions, explore statistics and the realities of domestic human trafficking in an Ontario context. Participants will learn about the cycle of commercial sexual exploitation, warning signs and risk factors and walk away from the presentation with an idea of what we can do as a community to prevent and intervene effectively without judgment or assumption.

July 2019

From a background of immense personal challenge and tragedy, which he chronicles in his book It’s the Right Time Now, Dan has become an inspiration and role model to individuals across Canada. As a professional speaker and leadership expert, Dan has motivated many people to achieve their full potential. As a life-long learner, he has completed leadership training with the Zappos’ Team in Las Vegas and the Disney Institute in Florida. Active in community development initiatives Dan lends his time…

September 2019

Dr. Mike Daley holds a Ph.D in music from York University and has taught undergraduate courses at Guelph, McMaster, Waterloo and York Universities as well as acclaimed later-life courses at York, University of Toronto, Ryerson, George Brown, Learning Unlimited in Etobicoke and Later Life Learning in Mississauga. Mike has published scholarly articles on American popular music in international journals and has been invited to speak at academic conferences from Normandy to Nashville. Mike has also toured the U.S. and Canada…

October 2019

Jerry Amernic is an author, speaker and journalist. His books, fiction and non-fiction, are about iconic figures and also less known heroes like the ex-police officer who gave crime victims a voice in a system that denied them. That was from Jerry’s first book — Victims: The Orphans of Justice — a ground-breaking look at Canada’s criminal justice system from the purview of crime victims, and it led to Jerry’s column in Toronto’s Sunday Sun. More recently, in DUTY —…

November 2019

GEORGE OLLIVER ""CLASSIC HIT RECORDING ARTIST, JUNO NOMINEE, R&B/BLUES, & SOUL DYNAMITE""!!! GEORGE OLLIVER is celebrating over 2 decades as a professional Canadian recording artist/writer/producer. He has had several Canadian hit records as lead singer for the legendary " MANDALA", "GEO.OLLIVER & NATURAL GAS" and George Olliver as a SOLO artist. He's also a JUNO Nominee and was music director and house band for Toronto's no.1 r&b/concert nightclub of the early 90's - "CLUB BLUENOTE". George has won "ALBUM OF THE…

My girlfriend and I wanted to go on the Agawa Canyon trip, so I googled "Agawa bus trip Pickering", and I got put on a bus trip with Shirlie Van Putten. We loved it !! Everyone was laughing, Shirlie was funny and amazing. I asked if everyone was related on this bus ?? They laughed and said, "We're Probus"! You're professional bus people??
Needless to say, we joined as soon as we got home.Kathy, Member since

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President’s Message

We have ushered in 2019 and look forward to another great year for the members of Pickering PROBUS. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, January 23 at 10 … Read More